37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Combaning · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Combaning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people pitch in to help others in Combaning than in the rest of the country. About 38% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to the home, where a huge 42% of people provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.8% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 41.9%, far above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are few at 10.8%, and unpaid care for others is a little below the state average at 9.5%.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Combaning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10989/combaning/topic/community